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Book Review: The Great Alaskan Adventure…with Zombies – Author J. Kevin Burchfield

THE GREAT ALASKAN ADVENTURE…WITH ZOMBIES Author J. Kevin Burchfield Published by CreateSpace Publication Date: 2010 Format: Black /White – 138 pages Price: $9.95 There are so many books about zombies out there right now that it is nearly impossible to keep up with all of them. Some feature fast zombies that run like track stars. Some have zombies that slowly …

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Creature profiles: Big Foot

Standing 8 feet tall and weighing well over 500 hundred pounds, with reported sightings all over the world in all 50 states and on every single continent, comes one of the most exciting monster to ever come out of a creature-feature. It is probably the most well-known of all crypto-zoology myths, with tales abundant around every corner of the earth. …

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Book Review: The Hills have Eyes: The Beginning (TPB) – Author Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray

THE HILLS HAVE EYES: THE BEGINNING (PAPERBACK) Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray Art by John Higgins Published by Harper Paperbacks Publication Date: 2007 Format: Color – 112 pages Price: $17.99 Most likely you have seen the films, past and present. With those you have come to know the horrifying details of families who go astray and get stranded …

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Magazine Review: Vampirella Magazine – Issue 1

VAMPIRELLA #1 Author: Nicoli Cuti, Forrest J. Ackerman, Don Glut Artists: Neal Adams, Ernie Colon, Reed Crandall, Billy Graham, Mike Royer, Tom Sutton, Tony Tallarico Cover: Frank Frazetta Editor: Bill Parente Publisher: James Warren Publication Date: 1969 Format: – 66 pages Price: $.50 I will admit straight out, I know very little to almost nothing about the books that started …

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Book Review: Taste of Tenderloin – Author Gene O’Neill

TASTE OF TENDERLOIN Written by Gene O’Neill Published by Apex Publications Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black & White – 144 pages Price: $13.95 “The ‘Loin was without a doubt the armpit of the city. Because of the full moon, he knew that every panhandler, homeless person, hooker, junkie, and crazy would be hyped up and crowding the street…” Anyone that …

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“Grognard” plot linked to Hollywood Murder – Childhood friend of author Patrick J.F. Quéré suspected killer

The childhood friend of a troubled Hollywood man who brutally killed his mother last month says his novel may have been the inspiration for the murder. Beau Henri Bruneau, 29, sits in a Broward County jail, charged with premeditated murder for the Oct. 30 killing of Nancy Bruneau. Paramedics found Nancy Bruneau's body on the front yard of her Hollywood home, with the severe trauma to her head. Now, 28-year-old Patrick Quéré, who grew up with Bruneau, attending middle and high school with him in the '80s and '90s, fears his new book may have helped lead Bruneau down a dark path.

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Book Review: Spirits and Death in Niagara – Author Marcy Italiano

Spirits and Death in Niagara By Marcy Italiano Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Niagara Falls and its surrounding area are full of history, dead and tales of ghostly encounters. Knowing the area well before reading “Spirits” I have been well aware of the history but am always interested in what new gems come up or how old stories are remembered. …

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Book Review: The Girl Next Door – Author Jack Ketchum

THE GIRL NEXT DOOR by Jack Ketchum Published by Leisure Books Publication Date: 2005 Format: Black /White – 370 pages Price: $7.99 “We were juveniles-not criminals but delinquents. So that under the law we were innocent by definition, not to be held accountable for our acts exactly, as though everybody under eighteen were legally insane and unable to tell right …

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Paranormal REAL-ity

There are no shortages of reality television shows centering on ghost hunting and paranormal exploration. A&E is home to “Paranormal State.” Syfy touts “Ghost Hunters,” and “Ghost Hunters International.” But how “real” are these reality shows? Ghostly evidence on television can be suspect to fraud.  I want nothing more than to believe a medium when they state that they are …

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American Mary

The Souska sisters have released a teaser trailer and poster for their follow up to Dead Hooker in a Trunk titled American Mary. It looks very promising and appears like it could be a look at how society treats and views women. Naturally since this is a teaser trailer I am merely guessing at that but it has definitely piqued …

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